Lady Liu took a deep breath, "..."
Li Yuzhu sneered, "Go ask around in the county town, see which family doesn't need to pay the master when becoming an apprentice? Which doesn't require a formal apprenticeship ceremony? Your family is pretty good, not only do we have to come up with money? Do you believe that I'll report you to the government office!"
Liu Yanbai gratefully glanced at her.
The mention of reporting to the government office scared Lady Liu's eldest son, who shrank his neck and backed away.
Li Yuzhu continued, "To apprentice at my house, it costs three hundred coins a month, plus ten coins a day for food expenses. After three years of apprenticeship, you'll still owe twenty-one thousand six hundred coins, and with the previous debt, that's a total of thirty-three thousand seven hundred fifty-five coins, or thirty-three taels and seven hundred fifty coins, Lady Liu, will you pay this in advance, or deduct it from Liu Yanbai's wages after three years?"
What a scam!
